Health Care Policy Essay Examples and Topics

Abstract This brief was prepared for the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) hearing on rural health. It serves as an analysis of the health issues affecting the Delta Region (DR) of Arkansas; also known as the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. This…

Access to quality healthcare services is important in promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing the disease, reducing disability and premature death, and achieving health equity for all Americans (Access to health services, 2019). Though oral healthcare is necessary for everyone yet, there are several…

In our world today, the second most leading cause of death is cancer which was recorded in 2015 (Zuber, 2019). The two health disparities that are associated with this cause of death is socioeconomic status and underserved populations (“Examples of Cancer Health Disparities”, n.d.). Socioeconomic…

It was a crowded coffee shop and I was nervous to make an appearance. I had just started taking a course in American Sign Language (ASL) and one of my very first homework assignments was to attend a Deaf event- a social gathering where you…

There are four phases to enforce translational research. However, there is a hidden phase. The preliminary phase (T0) involves all activities prior to clinical research (Gannon, 2014). Typically, T0 could be combined with T1 phase (Gannon, 2014). Phase one (T1) research involves groundwork and pre-clinical…

Problem Statement For years now, discrimination within the criminal justice system has indubitably contributed towards the mass incarceration of African Americans. During the late 60’s President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on crime, however, this was nothing more than a discreet way target the black…

The field of psychology can be supremely helpful in reducing health care disparities especially for minority individuals in America whose voices often go unheard. Findings from a 2002 medical journal stated that Spanish speaking Hispanic patients were far less likely than English speaking Hispanic patients…

 Even though sex and sexuality are endlessly praised by media and society, adolescents are given little to no guidance on how to properly venture into adult sexuality successfully while avoiding the effects of STDs/STIs and unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. Policy Solution: A solution to the…

The Cardiovascular system supplies oxygen and metabolic substrates to the tissues of the body and “removes the products of the metabolism”. The superior vena cava supplies deoxygenated blood to the right atrium, this connects to the right ventricle via the tricuspid valve. This valve inhibits…

On 31st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a pneumonia case of unknown cause found in Wuhan city, Hubei province, Peoples’ Republic of China. This was also confirmed as an outbreak of the new Corona disease by the National Health Commission….

What is one of the most expensive things in our lives? I will give you a hint, and it is something that we need for the sake of our health. How nice would it be not to have to pay for healthcare? In some countries…

The medical information and pertinent data across United States America is secured and provided with the necessary privacy as per norms legislated under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). This law was into enforcement during, president Bill Clinton’s tenure in August 1996. The…

In 1996 the United States came up with a policy to protect the data called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA. One of the aspects which applies to DBA of HIPAA is privacy rule which covers Personal Health Information (PHI) in…

The Republic of Ireland has experienced a transformative change in health care over the last decade. What was once a two-tiered system (public and private) has now been transitioned into a “comprehensive, government funded public health care system” broken into two categories; those with medical…

Introduction Human capital and health improvement programme are great concern towards development and economics growth in any country. In South East Asia, Malaysia appears to have one of the best healthcare programs for its citizens. Like most other countries, Malaysia has a dual tiered system…